Officials visit encroachment-hit catchment areas of the Anayirankal dam and 301 Colony in Chinnakkanal
State officials inspected the catchment zones of the Anayirankal dam and the 301 Colony settlement in Chinnakkanal after the forest department submitted a report to the revenue department highlighting extensive encroachment on government land. The visit aims to assess the scale of illegal occupation and consider remedial actions to protect the dam’s watershed and surrounding forest areas.